Last Rights (Channel 4 2005, Charles Dance, Philip Glenister)

Thriller serial. When the laptop computer belonging to the aide of the newly elected Prime Minister is stolen the hunt is on to get it back. The PM’s daughter believes it contains some compromising photos of her with the aide but really it contains confidential and damaging information on how the new government is going to overthrow democracy.

UK | Channel 4 | 3×50 minutes | 24 March 2005 (all 3 parts back-to-back)  

Writer: Clive Bradley | Director: Bill Anderson | Producer: Philip Trethowan

cast
CHARLES DANCE as PM Richard Wheeler | PHILIP GLENISTER as John Spiers | ASHLY WALTERS as Max | STEPHEN GRAHAM as Steve | KEIRA MALIK as Melissa Wheeler | FRANCESCA FOWLER as Liz | RAQUEL CASSIDY as Nadine Chandler

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